Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva (née Rocco Casa; 7 April 1950 – 3 February 2017) was the wife of former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[2] and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva | |
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| First Lady of Brazil | |
| In role 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2010 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Ruth Cardoso |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Temer (2016) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marisa Letícia Rocco Casa 7 April 1950 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |
| Died | 3 February 2017 (aged 66) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Resting place | Jardim da Colina Cemetery São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 23.7065676°S 46.5269805°W |
| Nationality | Brazilian and Italian[1] |
| Political party | PT (1980–2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Marcos Cláudio da Silva
( m. 1970; died 1971) |
| Children | Marcos Cláudio (b. 1970) Fábio Luís (b. 1975) Sandro Luís (b. 1980) Luís Cláudio (b. 1987) |
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Lula's first wife, Maria de Lourdes da Silva, died in labour when Lula was in his twenties and Marisa's first spouse, Marcos Cláudio da Silva, died in 1971.
On 24 January 2017, Marisa Letícia suffered a stroke. She died ten days later on 3 February, at the age of 66 at Sírio-Libanês Hospital.[3][4] President Michel Temer declared three days of official mourning.[5] She was cremated the next day. Her ashes were interred in the Cemitério Jardim da Colina, in her native São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.[6]
Gallery
Marisa Letícia with Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad at the National Museum of Damascus in 2003
President Lula waves to the crowd with First Lady Marisa Letícia during the 2005 Independence Day military parade in Brasília
Lula and Marisa Letícia with Pope Benedict XVI in São Paulo, Brazil, 10 May 2007
Marisa Letícia and King Harald V of Norway attend a state dinner in the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, 13 September 2007
The President and First Lady pose for an official photo with the Dutch Royal Family in April 2008
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References
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- "Cidadania de mulher de Lula vira polêmica na Itália". folha.uol.com.br. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- East, Roger; Thomas, Richard (2003-08-05). Profiles of people in power: the world's government leaders. Psychology Press. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-85743-126-1. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- "Dona Marisa, ex-primeira-dama, morre em SP - Notícias - Política". G1.
- "Brazil's former first lady, central to the rise and fall of a president, dies at 66". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 3, 2017.
- "Temer decreta luto oficial de três dias por morte de Marisa Letícia". Agência Brasil.
- "Corpo de Marisa Letícia é cremado em São Bernardo do Campo". Veja.
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by Ruth Cardoso |
First Lady of Brazil 2003–2010 |
Vacant Title next held by Marcela Temer |
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